A visually stunning epic, THE MISSION recounts the
true story of two men--a man of the sword (Robert De Niro) and a man of the
cloth (Jeremy Irons)--both Jesuit missionaries who defied the colonial forces of
mighty Spain and Portugal to save an Indian tribe from slavery in
mid-18th-century South America. Mendoza (De Niro) is a slave trader and colonial
imperialist who murdered his own brother (Aidan Quinn) and seeks penance for his
sins by becoming a missionary at Father Gabriel's (Irons) mountaintop mission;
Gabriel is a devout and idealistic man who extols nonviolence and peaceful
interaction with the natives and colonialists. Despite their differences, the
two men must unite to save the mission when Spain, Portugal, and the Catholic
church begin negotiating their boundaries in the area--negotiations that will
affect both the freedom of the natives and the well-being of the Jesuit
missionaries who have set up safe havens for them. Director Roland Joffe's
sweeping masterpiece is a haunting account of the treatment of the Guarani
Indians of South America and the men who fought desperately, in very different
ways, to save them.

Answer the Questions:

1. Jesuit Priests were highly educated and able to
go places where no other "Old Worlders" had been before. What evidence do we see
of this schooling and endurance in the movie?

2. Describe what life is like amongst the Guarani
Indians above the falls. How does it compare to the lifestyle of the Europeans
below the falls? Which lifestyle would you prefer? Why?

3.As
the story unfolds we see the true nature of two different men
(Father Gabriel and Rodrigo). Which of them do you believe is the most
honorable?

4. In the "Name of the Rose" we discussed the
conflict between faith and reason. In this movie emerges a conflict between
faith and greed. In your assessment, which wins out? Why?

5. This film has been called "...one of film
history's most haunting spectacles." Why might someone characterize this film as
haunting? Do you agree or disagree with that assessment?

6. At the end of the film there is an exchange between his Eminency Lord
Altamirano and Hontar, the Portuguese representative:

Hontar:
We must work in the world, your eminence. The world is thus. Altamirano:
No, Señor Hontar. Thus have we made the world... thus have I made it.

What is the significance of this quote? What does it say about humanity and
our role in determining the future? With whom do you agree?

2. Describe the role of the Delhi Sultanate in Indian
History? If you were a Hindu what do you think your attitude towards the Sultans
would have been?

3. In your opinion, who held the most effective
policies regarding relations between Hindus and Muslims: Akbar, Auranzeb, or
Shah Jahan. Explain why you chose who you chose.

4. In your own interpretation, in one sentence, what
do you believe is the moral of the story?

5. Comment briefly on the attitude that the story
takes towards men? Are you surprised by this? Why might literature that is from
a supposedly male dominated culture contain references such as this about men?

3. Briefly explain how each of the following
contributed to the Ottoman empire and rank them in order of importance: Osman;
Timur the Lame (Tamerlane); Mehmet II; Suleiman

SUPER_MATCHING

Super -matching review quiz! This is the mother of
all matching quizzes!!!!Review
all homework and class notes from Spring semester.

Akbar

Axum/Kush

Aztec

Charles V

Charlemagne

Chivalry

Clergy

Copernicus

Cromwell’s Commonwealth

Daimyo

Delhi Sultanate

Descartes

Encomienda

English Civil War

Ferdinand and Isabella

Galileo

Ghana

Ghengis Khan

Glorious Revolution

Guild

Hanseatic League

Hat Act of 1732

Henry VIII

Hernando Cortes

Inca

Inquisition

Joan of Arc

Johann Tetzel

John Calvin

Kepler

Khmer

Kublai Khan

Louis XIV

Magna Carta

Mali

Martin Luther

Maya

Mercantilism

Ming

Mound Builders

Niccolo Machiavelli

Peter the Great

Pizzaro

Prince Henry the Navigator

Rajput

Shogun

Restoration

Suleiman

Tamerlane

Tang

Theocracy

Tokugawa Shogunate

Vasco da Gama

Vernacular

Zheng He (Cheng He)

Final :

Express in any manner that you wish how one of the following
quotes is related to the Statement "History is a Tool we use to Build the
Future"

"Hannibal is History's Biggest Loser"

"I am Greek"

"The World is Thus"

"Thus Have We Made The World"

"Experience Does Not Ever Err...."

"Surplus is the Key"

"Without Zero we don't have nothing"

"Romans are Badass"

"Silly Ming Don't Burn Your Fleets

"I love Burghers"

"It is the Preservation of Knowledge, not the search for Knowledge, for all
knowledge is simply a Divine recapitulation"

"I am Not Attached to the Buddha"

"Rice is Pointless"

"I owe my Existence to Surplus"

"Ride the Mouse"

" WormFlower"

"The State is not the Government"

"The Way is Wu Wei"

"I Love Peasants"

#42Elizabethan
England"POP"420-425

1. Identify:Act
of Uniformity; Act of Supremacy

2. Briefly explain how Elizabeth I became the Queen
of England

3. What were the challenges she faced after becoming
Queen?

#5 Film: Joan of Arc:

This film was originally aired as a miniseries on
CBS. It was nominated for 13 emmy awards (a record for a miniseries). Although
not 100% accurate it is a decent account of the story. Joan of Arc led the
armies of France to victory over the Burgundians and English at the age of 16.
By the age of 19 she was accused of heresy and burnt at the stake.

Questions:

1. Explain the meaning and significance of the
following Quotes:

a. "Never underestimate the power of a myth my
friend." (Prince Philip of Burgundy )

b. "What do you call a baker who slices up his cake
while it is still in the oven?" (Joan of Arc)

b. "So long as our lord is first served" (Joan of
Arc)

2. Explain the "Maid of Lorraine Tactic" that Charles
refers to. Why is he at first reluctant to use it? What changes his mind? Do you
believe that Joan is the Maid of Lorraine? Why? Why not? Describe another
historical example of nationalism that builds around a heroine or hero.

3. Would you say that this film shows a weakening or
strengthening of the feudal system? A weakening or strengthening of the Catholic
Church? Give example to support your view.

2/4-6 #1
Historical Fiction: The
genre
of
literature,
film,
etc.,
comprising
narratives
that
take
place
in
the
past
and
are
characterized
chiefly
by
an
imaginative
reconstruction
of
historical
events
and
personages.

The year is 650 CE. You are living in a small town outside of Damascus. You've
been caught in the middle of a battle between Byzantine forces and Islamic
Liberators. Your town has been burned and you have nothing left. You must
journey to a new land on your own. Explain where you will travel to make your
fortune. Will you go North-West to Europe, Southwest to North Africa? East to
Persia, to India, to China? Tell your story.

B. Color, draw, and label the physical geographic
obstacles you will face along the way to your Chosen Land. Highlight the route
you will decide to take.

B. Describe the modes of travel you will
use to reach your Chosen Land. Be historically accurate.(3 or 4 sentences)

C. Speculate on the way in which you will
make your fortune in your new land. Which opportunities in your Chosen Land are
most likely to bring you the fortune you seek. Be historically accurate for your
region. (one paragraph)

2. Explain two reasons
why Ghengis Khan was able to conquer and create such a vast empire.

3. Bring in your completed behavioral forms!!!!!!!!

4. In your assessment,
to what extent can Mongol success be contributed to women?

5. Should History judge
Ghengis Khan by his words, "The
greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him.
To ride their horses and take away their possessions. To see the faces of those
who were dear to them bedewed with tears, and to clasp their wives and daughters
in his arms" .....or by the world that the Mongols left behind after their
demise? (seeTHE
MONGOLS)

A position paper is a
paper in which you state an opinion and defend it with factual material. No
longer than two typed-double spaced pages. Position papers will be
read out loud for the entire class to hear. Each student over the course of the
year will be chosen to read at least once!
Persuasion Map
(use this to outline your position before you write)

If you Volunteered
for "You
be the expert"come to class
prepared with a review of your field. Include a description of the art and
how Shinto and/or Zen Buddhism play a role in the practice of the art. Be prepared to present and answer
questions about your assigned field.

3/12 Review for
Quiz: China, Mongols, Japan:

You may use your homework and or class notes to complete in class.

Bushido

Shinto

Buddhism

Koan

Confucian

Shogun

Daimyo

Seppuku

Ronin

Samurai

Kamikaze

Tang Dynasty

Chinggis Khan

Kublai Khan

Zen

Zazen

Tokugawa

Tokyo

Yuan Dynasty

Cheng He (Zheng He)

Song Dynasty

Foot-binding

Torii

Izanagi and Izanami

Amaterasu

Ikebana

Ukiyo-e

Gentry

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#11
FILM

Study:Akira
KurosawaRashomon

Bring printed copy of
the questions for the film.

1. Kurosawa gives us
four versions of the same episode. Describe the facts related to each of the
four stories. Which, if any, is the most convincing?

2. Kurosawa in many of his movies disdains the
changes that carried Japan from a feudal society to a modern one, in large part
because he believes that the traditional feudal values were superior. What
instances can you find in the movie that reflect this point of view? Which
characters epitomize this?

3. At the beginning of
the film the firewood dealer says, "I for one have seen hundreds of men dying
like animals...but...even I've never before heard anything as terrible as this."
Another character replies, "There's never been anything like this. Never...it's
worse than fires...wars...epidemics...or bandits." What is so terrible about
what happened here?

4. Ultimately, what was the cause of this whole
episode of human interaction?

#12
Southeast Asia and Korea PAT 344-347

1. Identify: Khmer
Empire, Angor Wat, Koryo Dynasty

2. How did the cultural development of Vietnam resemble that of Korea?

3. Describe the geography of Southeast Asia and describe the geography of
Korea.

3. What
characteristics do you think made Charlemagne a good ruler? What was his
greatest achievement?

4..
From what you have read what is the relationship between the Church and the
ruling Frankish Kings? Do they help each other? Hurt each other? Was there
separation between Church and State or cooperation?

3/29 #19 FILM
STUDY: Faith vs. Reason at the end of the Middle Ages "The Name of the Rose"

Print out
these questions and bring to class. The completed answers will be due next week
after we finish viewing the film.

This movie
was based on the book "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco. It is set in a
Monastery in the 1300's in an isolated part of the Italian Alps. There are several themes
and historical events that are addressed in the movie; Monasticism, Heresy,
Inquisition, Scholasticism, Faith, Reason, etc. As we watch the movie please
answer the following questions.

1.
Identify and Explain the role of the following characters:

a. Adso of
Melk

b. William
of Baskerville

c. Jorgi

d.
Bernardo Gui

2.
Explain and give 3 examples for how each of the following are addressed in the
movie.

a.
Superstition

b. Heresy

c.
Censorship

3.
Umberto Eco, the author of the book on which this movie is based is a man of
letters and a respected professor at the University of Bologna. He has written
many books on philosophy and is considered to be one of the foremost thinkers of
our time.

a. Why do
you think the author chose to use a labyrinth as the setting for the movie?

b. Why was
Jorgi so opposed to laughter?

c. Why do
you think he made Jorgi Blind? Why was Jorgi so set on keeping the library and
the books in it a secret?

d. Which do
you think is the big winner in the film; Faith or Reason? Explain why you think
so with an example from the film.

4. Now
the BIG QUESTION; At the end of the movie does Adso make the right decision?
What would you have done?

2. What were the most pressing criticisms of the Catholic Church? Explain the three things that
Martin Luther taught would fix them.

3. Explain the process and reasons by which Henry
VIII changed the Church in England.

4. What is Calvinism? How does it differ from
Lutheranism?here is no escalator to the tenth floor"
Affirmative Statement: An escalator to the tenth floor is needed for more
efficient flow of student traffic.

5. Explain the formation and role of the Jesuit
Order.

6. At the Council of Trent the Catholic Church
responded to Protestant challenges. In what ways did they respond? In your
assessment was this the right course of action for the Catholic Church to follow
in order to survive?

2. Describe the role of the Delhi Sultanate in Indian
History? If you were a Hindu what do you think your attitude towards the Sultans
would have been?

3. In your opinion, who held the most effective
policies regarding relations between Hindus and Muslims: Akbar, Auranzeb, or
Shah Jahan. Explain why you chose who you chose.

4. In your own interpretation, in one sentence, what
do you believe is the moral of the story?

5. Comment briefly on the attitude that the story
takes towards men? Are you surprised by this? Why might literature that is from
a supposedly male dominated culture contain references such as this about men?